Punjab v Rajasthan - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kumar-Shri-Ranjitsinhji-c71870 Trophy - Group A – Day 4 – Live Score and Update
Rajasthan 222 and 196 v Punjab 215 and 206 - Punjab won by 9 wickets
Punjab on Tuesday, proved just why they are a team to reckon with in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh.
While both sides are giants in their own capacity, Punjab had the better of their opponents in this Ranji Trophy four-day event, where the performance of Rajasthan was insipid in the second innings, as they posted a meagre tally of 196, giving Punjab a target of just 204 runs to win with more than a day left in the match.
Punjab had successfully closed the penultimate day with 149 runs on the board for the loss of just a wicket and were all set to end Rajasthan’s miseries on the final day.
Jiwanjot Singh and R http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mavi-Inder-Singh-c75392 were extraordinary as they stayed on the wicket till the end, taking their side across the finish line by smacking 110 and 60 runs.
Punjab have their bowling - in the second innings - to thank for this victory as had their bowlers failed, Rajasthan who have a decent batting attack, would have easily hammered a bigger score on the board.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sandeep-Sharma-c88505 from Punjab was unplayable as he took five wickets in 21.2 overs, decapitating the bowling side with a resounding performance.
The team from Punjab was impressive in the field on the first day where they had asked their opposition to bat first, and with a green top, the bowlers worked their magic by restricting Rajasthan on 222 runs.
From Rajasthan, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Puneet-Yadav-c2224, was excellent with his 57-run knock while the rest of the batsmen also exhibited good form.
In this innings, Punjab’s S Kaul was the ace, as he took four wickets in 21 overs with an economy rate of 3.00.
Punjab failed to subdue http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837’s first innings lead as they crumbled after posting 215 runs. Number-three batsman, R Inder Singh was prominent with a 85-run knock to his name.
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